AP Pass Rates

[cookderosa]

I agree with the comment about Calc AB and BC.

I've seen schools require a 5 and only give you free elective credit for 4s and 3s. Then you end up having to retake Calc even though you "passed" the AP test. These schools don't take CLEP at all. This type of restriction on AP credit also occurs with other AP subjects as well, with less frequency.

Yes, you have to look. Sometimes the exact equivalency will have 2 exam options, and the college will award different credit. I've seen AP American History (which is = to CLEP US History 1 and US History 2) only yield 3 credits, while with CLEP you could get 3 for each.

Also, if you're in any way seeing colleges that don't award AP credit, you're not usually going to go very far with CLEP. AP is accepted at 3200 colleges while CLEP is only at about 2900. So, you can research it backwards- if they award credit for CLEP, you can probably count on AP too. AP has a few subjects CLEP doesn't, so for someone who likes to jump through lots of hoops, AP is an option.